How Has Your Language Changed? Old English (Beowulf), Middle English (Chaucer), Modern English (Shakespeare)
Shakespeare: Macbeth - Cast of Characters, Opening scenes of Macbeth film
Homework - Act I Scene Sentence Summaries (15 total)
Tuesday, December 16
Reading Minutes (20)
Attention to geography of setting, footnotes, contractions, archaic vocabulary, allusions to the times.
Attention to characterization of witches, the King, Macbeth
Homework- Re-read scenes i - ii for 3 question quiz (after all class questions have been answered)
Wednesday, December 17
Act I, scene iii
Homework - 4-member groups to analyze assigned speeches, specific lines, interpretation. in scene iii
Thursday, December 18
Scene iii - with attention to group preparation of assigned scenes
Scene iv
Homework - Select 3 adjectives that characterize the King in scene vi. Then find 1 phrase for each characterization aspects to support your adjectives (what the character looks like, says, does, others say)
Friday, December 19 - Candy Cane Day!
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Scene vii
Summarize the Purpose of Act I - Characterization, Motivation, Setting, and Plot established
Week of Monday, December 1
FYI Dante Test - Friday, December 12
50% re: Inferno - comprehension, character IDs, line interpretation
50% re: all handouts, text notes, film notesAttention to transitions, conciseness
Canto 1 - Text p. 622 - 626
Homework - List all Proper Nouns and identifications in Canto 1. Read all footnotes.
Tuesday, December 2
Reading Minutes (20)
Discussion Groups A, B, C, D - Canto 1 questions
Homework- List all Proper Nouns in Cantos 3, 5, and 34. Read all footnotes.
Wednesday, December 3
With table partner, read Canto 3. Paraphrase each stanza.
Interpret Dante's allegory. Write down further questions for discussion groups.
Homework - Read Canto 5 - Prepare questions for discussion groups
Thursday, December 4
Reading Minutes
Discussion groups for Canto 5
Homework - Review Cantos 1, 3, and 5 for personal benchmark assessment
Friday, December 5
Personal benchmark assessment (24 points)
Handout review
Homework - Ongoing review and study for Test - Friday, December 12
Week of Monday, November 17
Attention to transitions, conciseness
Deeper discussion, information
Re-read Gilgamesh packet
Revise Draft 1 paragraph
Homework - Gilgamesh final essay -
Spellcheck, proofread out loud, edit
Turn in final copy with all drafts, edit sheet, and evaluation page
Tuesday, November 18
Reading Minutes (20)
Structure of Dante's Hell
Homework - Textbook pages, notes 618-620
Wednesday, November 19
Textbook intro to Canto I
Allegory
Homework - Read for concepts in "Guelphs and Ghibellines"
Thursday, November 20
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Historical perspectives
Friday, November 21
United Streaming video
Discussion of main concepts
Week of November 24-28 - Parent-Teacher Conferences/Thanksgiving Vacation
Week of Monday, November 10
Preference for upcoming unit
Gilgamesh Essay - Web/Map: Thesis, Main Point Sections I, II, III, IV...
Examine brainstorming. For each main point, decide 2-3 paragraph ideas (A, B, C, D...)
Homework - Determine paragraph topic sentences. Discuss Idea and Explanation (cycle steps 1 and 2) for each paragraph of the essay's body.
Topic outline (including drafted cycles) due on Wednesday.
Tuesday, November 11
Reading Minutes (20)
Continue each paragraph with Example and Relating it to the topic sentence (cycles steps 3 and 4).
Homework - Turn in copy of topic outline (including fully drafted cycles for each paragraph).
Wednesday, November 12
Turn in topic outline (including fully drafted cycles in each body paragraph)
Possessive forms, using 's to indicate singular and plural ownership
Homework - For Friday, use your topic outline as a starting point - develop, elaborate (not repeat), add insights and additional examples, proof of your understanding of the epic. Turn in finalized draft of all body paragraphs as you expect them to appear in your essay.
Thursday, November 13
Embed quotes into text so they are not just stuck in
Coherence and Wordiness - worksheet
Transitions within and between paragraphs
Homework - Finalized draft of all body paragraphs to turn in
Friday, November 14
Edit Sheet
The World of Dante - Handout: highlight the types of sinners in each circle of Dante's Hell
Illustration: Mark any word on the illustration that you do not know
Homework - Introduction and Conclusion - hook thesis, informative paragraph
Essay due on Tuesday, November 18
Week of Monday, November 3
Gilgamesh and The Bible - Noah and the Flood (World Masterpieces textbook)
Attention to The Gods, Epic Power, and Death/Afterlife: Tablet V
Homework - Read the handout "Tablet V." Highlight relevant information for 3 topics above. Mark the text in margins to identify topic.
Tuesday, November 4
Finish "Mesopotamia: Return to Eden" film and term identifications
Reading Minutes (20)
Homework - Get gradesheet signed for 5 Extra Credit points.
Brainstorm reasons and explanations (why, what) - From your brainstorming, pick major ideas that you can develop into the sections of your essay (I, II, III, IV...)
Homework - Annotated Web: Working Thesis + 3-5 reasons and explanations of why and what (Roman numeral sections) - Explain what you intend to cover in each of these sections.
Friday, November 7 - Institute Day - No School for Students
Binders, notebooks, folders due on Tuesay, October 28!
Week of Monday, October 27
Planner Vocabulary - Review for Test on Thursday (spelling, definitions, sentences)
Gilgamesh - Utnapishtim's Story p. 76- 87
Homework - Utnapishtim's 14 Questions
Tuesday, October 28 - PSAE and ACT Testing - No Period 8
Wednesday, October 29
The text's version of "The Flood" - Bring World Masterpieces textbook
Homework - Planner Vocabulary Test - Spelling, Definitions, Sentences
Thursday, October 30
Planner Vocabulary Test - October's Tuesdays and Fridays
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Gilgamesh - Comparisons/Contrasts/Additional details: "The Flood"
Friday, October 31
Collect October Reading Journals
Gilgamesh - Mesopotamia: Return to Eden film
Define/explain terms
LAST DAY FOR 1ST QUARTER LATE WORK - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24!Planners Due Thursday, October 23! Binders, notebooks, folders due on Tuesay, October 28! Week of Monday, October 20
Planner Vocabulary - October's Mondays and Fridays
Gilgamesh - p. 42- 50 The Death of Enkidu
Homework - 10 Vocabulary Sentences
Tuesday, October 21
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Homework -Gilgamesh Part II - Are Gilgamesh and Enkidu Equals?
On one side of looseleaf paper, find 5 selections that show, "Yes, they are equals."
On the reverse side of the looseleaf paper, find 5 selections that show, "No, they are not equals.
Wednesday, October 22
Gilgamesh, Part III - The Epic Hero
Homework - Read Gilgamesh through p. 61. Select 2 passages per page that illustrate the severe grief that Gilgamesh is personally experiencing.
Thursday, October 23
Planners due
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Gilgamesh
Homework - Planner Vocabulary Test - Spelling, Definitions, Sentences
Friday, October 24
Gilgamesh
Homework: Binders, notebooks, folders due on Tuesday, October 28
Week of Monday, October 13
Columbus Day - No School
Tuesday, October 14
Love Your Language! - v. 2
Gilgamesh 3 x 5 Quiz
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Wednesday, October 15
Gilgamesh - Themes of Human Nature
Homework - Part I, p. 11-24 Chart. Stanzas 1-25 - Determine which character is primary in each stanza. Describe or explain what is occurring to the character in each stanza.
Thursday, October 16
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Gilgamesh - Characteristics of the Epic Hero - p. 27-38 List 10 lines or phrases that emphasize the fear Enkidu holds for Humbaba. List 10 lines or phrases that emphasize Gilgamesh's attitudes/motivations for conquering Humbaba.
Friday, October 17
Gilgamesh - Gods vs. Man - p. 39-41 Contrasting Interactions: Deaf to One Another - From the beginning of Part II through p. 41, find 10 specific lines or phrases that contrast the reactions between Gilgamesh and Enkidu as they interact with each other.
Questions on Ivan from last week's assignments: Wednesday - p. 77-96 (95-114) and Friday - p. 96-117 (114-136)
Brainstorm thesis idea - Tell me what you mean...
Turn in brainstorming and index card
Homework - Finish Ivan for Tuesday
Tuesday, September 23 -
Quick Quiz - Ivan through to the end
Reading Minutes and Journaling - Independent reading book or Ivan Denisovich
Homework - Formulate 3 main points, angles, perspectives, pieces of your thesis - web organization
Afterword p. 141-148 or handout for Thursday, September 25
Wednesday, September 24 -
Brainstorm 3 main points - What do you want to include? web organization
Film excerpts: Great Writers: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - ideas for thesis support [Scene 1/1-skip, past Ivan through "clandestine"]
Homework - Gather all handouts, newspaper articles, and other notes to re-examine for support - Collect quotes, thoughts, examples for web organization
Homework - Highlight facts and phrases that connect with the novel
Tuesday, September 16 -
Gradesheets
Reading Minutes (20) and Journaling - Independent reading book or Ivan Denisovich
Themes - What seem to be the overall, recurring ideas in this Solzhenitsyn novel?
Homework - Get gradesheet signed and returned for 5 Extra Credit points.
Read Ivan - p. 77-96 (95-114).
Wednesday, September 17 -
Quick Quiz on Ivan - p. 77-96 (95-114)
Groups of 4 - Select any of the general themes from the list presented in class. Formulate 4 thesis statements, one for each member of the group to use as a focus. Brainstorm with each other about specific scenes or passages that can serve as support.
Homework - For your own thesis statement, compile a list of 5 examples, scenes, or passages (by page #) that can serve as strong supportive examples. Turn in thesis statement and examples written on index card.
Thursday, September 18 -
Regular Thursday schedule is switched with Friday.
Literature in Context - Develop awareness of the time period and factual information about Solzhenitsyn's context.
LRC - Online Background Search - Print any source information that may help support your thesis. Be sure to get bibliographical information.
Homework - Read Ivan, p. 96-117 (114-136) for Friday
Friday, September 19 -
Quick Quiz on p. 96-117 (114-136)
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Homework - Read Ivan, 117-139 (136-158) for Tuesday
Week of Monday, September 8 - Follow reading dates on Bookmark.
Groups of 4 - Remaining Questions #1-25
Characterization
Main Character worksheet
Homework - Read to p. 37 (53) for Wednesday. Expect a 3-question Quick Quiz.
Tuesday, September 9 -
Reading Minutes (20) and Journaling - Independent reading book or Ivan Denisovich
Audience/Purpose - Highlight vii-ix (handout)
Themes - What seem to be the overall ideas in this Solzhenitsyn novel?
Wednesday, September 10 -
Quick Quiz on p. 21-37 (36-53)
Discussion of significant passages - characterization, tone, setting
Homework -
Highlight any information in the 2 newspaper articles about the following: Solzhenitsyn's purpose, intended audience, and similarities/differences to Shukhov
Read to p. 57 (74) for Friday
Thursday, September 11 -
September 11 - Remembering
Reading Minutes (20) and Journaling
Homework - Read Ivan, p. 37-57 (53-74) for Friday
Friday, September 12 -
Quick Quiz on p. 37-57 (53-74)
Groups - Determine 4 overall ideas (themes) that Solzenhitsyn conveys in the novel. Find one supportive quote for each.
Homework - Read Ivan, p. 57-77 (74-95) for Monday
Week of Tuesday, September 2 - Bring ID to check out A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich from the bookroom
Student and Parents should read and sign the cover page of this handout. The handout itself of Frequently Asked Questions may stay at home for future reference.
Materials Check (27 points)
Reading Minutes (20) - Independent reading book or Ivan Denisovich
Homework -
Read and sign cover page of handout.
Read Ivan, p. 3-9. Write 3 questions that occur to you as you read and re-read.
What .....?
Why...?
How...?
Select one unfamiliar vocabulary word.
Wednesday, September 3 -
"Questions about World Literature" - Student and Parents should read and sign the cover page of this handout. The handout itself of Frequently Asked Questions may stay at home for future reference.
Homework -
Tone - Find words or phrases that establish the tone for p. 3-9: 15 physical details + 15 emotional details
Ivan p. to 21 (36) for Friday
Thursday, September 4 -
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Materials Check (27 points) - Last day for full credit!
Levels of authority - Who is higher than whom?
Friday, September 5 -
In groups of 4 -
Remaining Prep Questions 1-3
Questions #1-25 - Discuss with each other any answer you do not know
Homework - Determine which answers to Questions 1-25 you know and which you don't
Olympic Gold Medal
Olympic Gold Medal
Week of Wednesday, August 27 -
Collect materials listed on the Materials list, to be checked on Tuesday, September 2, and Thursday, September 4
Draft "Go for the Gold" paragraph, following the 4 steps of Paragraph Development
Thursday, August 28 -
Bring ID to check out World Masterpieces textbook from the bookroom
Revise paragraph - details, transitions, capital letters, punctuation of compound sentences
E-mail it to yourself if you want to save time on Friday.
Friday, August 29 -
Type paragraph in LRC.
Edit paragraph using the Edit Sheet - Spellcheck! Proofread out loud!
Turn in Final Copy + all prewriting
Tuesday, September 2 - Bring ID to check out A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich from the bookroom
World Literature - Past Assignments
Week of Monday, December 15
- How Has Your Language Changed? Old English (Beowulf), Middle English (Chaucer), Modern English (Shakespeare)
- Shakespeare: Macbeth - Cast of Characters, Opening scenes of Macbeth film
- Homework - Act I Scene Sentence Summaries (15 total)
Tuesday, December 16- Reading Minutes (20)
- Attention to geography of setting, footnotes, contractions, archaic vocabulary, allusions to the times.
- Attention to characterization of witches, the King, Macbeth
- Homework - Re-read scenes i - ii for 3 question quiz (after all class questions have been answered)
Wednesday, December 17- Act I, scene iii
- Homework - 4-member groups to analyze assigned speeches, specific lines, interpretation. in scene iii
Thursday, December 18- Scene iii - with attention to group preparation of assigned scenes
- Scene iv
- Homework - Select 3 adjectives that characterize the King in scene vi. Then find 1 phrase for each characterization aspects to support your adjectives (what the character looks like, says, does, others say)
Friday, December 19 - Candy Cane Day!- Scene vii
- Summarize the Purpose of Act I - Characterization, Motivation, Setting, and Plot established
Week of Monday, December 1Tuesday, December 2
Wednesday, December 3
Thursday, December 4
Friday, December 5
- Personal benchmark assessment (24 points)
- Handout review
- Homework - Ongoing review and study for Test - Friday, December 12
Week of Monday, November 17Tuesday, November 18
Wednesday, November 19
Thursday, November 20
Friday, November 21
Week of November 24-28 - Parent-Teacher Conferences/Thanksgiving Vacation
Week of Monday, November 10Tuesday, November 11
Wednesday, November 12
Thursday, November 13
Friday, November 14
Week of Monday, November 3
Tuesday, November 4
Wednesday, November 5
Thursday, November 6
Friday, November 7 - Institute Day - No School for Students
Binders, notebooks, folders due on Tuesay, October 28!Week of Monday, October 27
Tuesday, October 28 - PSAE and ACT Testing - No Period 8
Wednesday, October 29
Thursday, October 30
Friday, October 31
- Collect October Reading Journals
- Gilgamesh - Mesopotamia: Return to Eden film
- Define/explain terms
LAST DAY FOR 1ST QUARTER LATE WORK - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24! Planners Due Thursday, October 23! Binders, notebooks, folders due on Tuesay, October 28! Week of Monday, October 20Tuesday, October 21
Wednesday, October 22
Thursday, October 23
- Planners due
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Gilgamesh
- Homework - Planner Vocabulary Test - Spelling, Definitions, Sentences
Friday, October 24Week of Monday, October 13
Columbus Day - No SchoolTuesday, October 14
Wednesday, October 15
Thursday, October 16
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Gilgamesh - Characteristics of the Epic Hero - p. 27-38 List 10 lines or phrases that emphasize the fear Enkidu holds for Humbaba. List 10 lines or phrases that emphasize Gilgamesh's attitudes/motivations for conquering Humbaba.
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Thursday, September 18 -
Regular Thursday schedule is switched with Friday.Friday, September 19 -
Week of Monday, September 8 - Follow reading dates on Bookmark.
Tuesday, September 9 -
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Thursday, September 11 -
Friday, September 12 -
Week of Tuesday, September 2 - Bring ID to check out A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich from the bookroom
- Student and Parents should read and sign the cover page of this handout. The handout itself of Frequently Asked Questions may stay at home for future reference.
- Materials Check (27 points)
- Reading Minutes (20) - Independent reading book or Ivan Denisovich
- Homework -
- Read and sign cover page of handout.
- Read Ivan, p. 3-9. Write 3 questions that occur to you as you read and re-read.
- What .....?
- Why...?
- How...?
- Select one unfamiliar vocabulary word.
Wednesday, September 3 -- "Questions about World Literature" - Student and Parents should read and sign the cover page of this handout. The handout itself of Frequently Asked Questions may stay at home for future reference.
- Homework -
- Tone - Find words or phrases that establish the tone for p. 3-9: 15 physical details + 15 emotional details
- Ivan p. to 21 (36) for Friday
Thursday, September 4 -- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Materials Check (27 points) - Last day for full credit!
- Levels of authority - Who is higher than whom?
Friday, September 5 -- Collect materials listed on the Materials list, to be checked on Tuesday, September 2, and Thursday, September 4
- Draft "Go for the Gold" paragraph, following the 4 steps of Paragraph Development
Thursday, August 28 -- Bring ID to check out World Masterpieces textbook from the bookroom
- Revise paragraph - details, transitions, capital letters, punctuation of compound sentences
- E-mail it to yourself if you want to save time on Friday.
Friday, August 29 -Tuesday, September 2 - Bring ID to check out A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich from the bookroom